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Spires, Ansel

  • Monday, April 20, 2015

Ansel Spires, 85, a longtime resident of Chattanooga, died on April 19, 2015 in Greenwood, SC. 

He was a former member of East Ridge Baptist Church.

Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth Spires; daughter, Kim Reagin; and son, Tim Spires.

Services will be held in South Carolina.  

Please share condolences at www.blythfuneralhome.com.

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